• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1998-09-16
  • Runtime92 minutes
  • TaglineThere's no beauty without the wound
  • RevenueNot Available
  • GenreDrama
  • Production
    CompaniesBBC Film, BFI, Arts Council of England, Première Heure, Uplink, Partners In Crime Films
  • BudgetNot Available

Movie Overview

In the 1960s, British painter Francis Bacon surprises a burglar and invites him to share his bed. The burglar, a working class man named George Dyer, accepts. After the unique beginning to their love affair, the well-connected and volatile artist assimilates Dyer into his circle of eccentric friends, as Dyer's struggle with addiction strains their bond.

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Derek Jacobi

Daniel Craig

Tilda Swinton

Anne Lambton

Adrian Scarborough

Karl Johnson

Annabel Brooks

Ulla Larson-Styles

Anita Pallenberg

Mark Umbers